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To help spark B.C. innovation, economic growth and new jobs, the provincial government is investing in tech-based research and advanced training opportunities in all parts of the province, Premier John Horgan announced today at the #BCTECH Summit.
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Advanced Education, Skills and Training

Engineering students in Prince George now have access to a state-of-the-art research facility to create sustainable wood engineering solutions, with the opening of the Wood Innovation Research Laboratory at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC).
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Attorney General

The Government of British Columbia is introducing changes to legislation aimed at reversing ICBC’s skyrocketing legal and administrative costs, and making insurance rates more affordable for B.C. drivers, Attorney General David Eby announced today.
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Children and Family Development

Katrine Conroy, Minister of Children and Family Development, and Katrina Chen, Minister of State for Child Care, have issued the following statement recognizing the importance of Child Care Month in B.C.:
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Citizens' Services

Internet service providers and other community-based organizations will soon be eligible to apply for new $16 million grant funding to improve connectivity in rural, remote and Indigenous areas in B.C., announced Jinny Sims, Minister of Citizens’ Services.
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Education

Students at 51 schools throughout the province will have new playgrounds when they return to school in September, as part of a new playground fund that will take fundraising pressure off of parents, announced Premier John Horgan.
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Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources

The Province is making clean transportation more affordable and accessible for British Columbians, with incentives and one of Canada’s largest networks of charging and fuelling stations, announced Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources on Clean Energy Vehicle Day.
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Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Three provincial parks will be renamed to reflect their historic and cultural significance as part of reconciliation efforts with Indigenous peoples, if proposed legislative amendments introduced are passed.
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Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development

As the Province responds to ongoing flooding, and in advance of the 2018 wildfire season, government is acting on some of the recommendations in the report, Addressing the New Normal: 21st Century Disaster Management in British Columbia, announced Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development.
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Health

Minister of Health Adrian Dix has announced that the Province is creating 200 new nurse practitioner (NP) positions to support patients as part of a shift to a team-based primary health-care system.
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Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation

British Columbia’s Aboriginal friendship centres have access to reliable, dedicated funding for the first time thanks to Budget 2018, ensuring their critical services for urban Indigenous peoples into the future.
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Jobs, Trade and Technology

Premier John Horgan and Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, have issued the following statement in response to Amazon’s announcement that it will create 3,000 new jobs in British Columbia by 2022, in addition to the 1,000 new jobs the company announced in November 2017:
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Labour

First responders, sheriffs and correctional officers will have greater access to services and compensation for mental disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that can arise from traumatic workplace incidents, as a result of legislative amendments announced by Labour Minister Harry Bains.
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Municipal Affairs and Housing

The Province of British Columbia is continuing to take bold action to address both housing demand and supply by cracking down on tax evasion on pre-sale condo assignments, giving local governments the power to protect and encourage the building of rentals, and requiring communities to assess their housing needs.
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Tourism, Arts and Culture

The provincial government welcomed members of the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) Council to Victoria with an announcement of $3.5 million in support for the 2020 Games bid by the Songhees First Nation.
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Transportation and Infrastructure

The Province is making clean transportation more affordable and accessible for British Columbians, with incentives and one of Canada’s largest networks of charging and fuelling stations, announced Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources on Clean Energy Vehicle Day.
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Minister of Health Adrian Dix has announced that the Province is creating 200 new nurse practitioner (NP) positions to support patients as part of a shift to a team-based primary health-care system.
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Six-year-old Sammy Holmes was presented a ceremonial key to the new Teck Acute Care Centre by Vancouver-False Creek MLA Sam Sullivan today, on behalf of Health Minister Terry Lake, commemorating the many milestones achieved by the BC Children’s and BC Women’s Redevelopment Project.

“The new Teck Acute Care Centre is the direct result of years of hard work and dedication of many individuals and community partners,” Lake said. “The opening this fall ensures that children like Sammy, along with women and families throughout B.C., will continue to have access to the best in health and patient care for many years to come.”

Sammy and his family will hold the key for safe keeping on behalf of the Minister of Health until the Provincial Health Services Authority officially receives the keys from Affinity Partnerships once construction is complete in July 2017.

“We’re nearing completion of this new facility and I’m honoured to hand the ceremonial key to Sammy for safekeeping,” Sullivan said. “The new hospital will help ensure we continue to deliver exceptional care to patients who travel here from throughout British Columbia.”

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In 2010, Sammy was born two-weeks premature with Down syndrome at BC Women’s Hospital. He spent the first few days of his life in an incubator in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). A week after going home, he was rushed to the emergency department with congestive heart failure, followed by another week in the hospital. At four months old, he had surgery at BC Children’s Hospital to repair a hole in his heart.

“This new facility truly belongs to children, women and families across B.C. Every aspect of this building, from single-patient rooms to increased natural lighting in the layouts, was designed with our patients and their families’ overall health and wellness in mind. We look forward to welcoming patients to this incredible facility when it opens this fall,” said Tim Manning, board chair, Provincial Health Services Authority.

When the Teck Acute Care Centre opens in fall 2017, patients like Sammy and his parents will have access to features like the expanded NICU and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), designed with family-centred care in mind. The renovated NICU and PICU include single-patient rooms that provide supportive environments for both short-stay patients and those that require longer-term stays or more complex care.

The BC Children’s and BC Women’s Redevelopment Project, an initiative of the Provincial Health Services Authority, is a three-phase, multi-year project to build the new Teck Acute Care Centre and renovate existing facilities at BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre that began in 2011. The project will also relocate the Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children to the Oak Street campus. The total cost of the three-phase redevelopment project is estimated at $678 million.

The B.C. government is making record investments in modern, safe infrastructure projects throughout the province. In doing so, these construction projects are creating well-paying, family-supporting jobs. These investments are possible because of the fiscal plan of the B.C. government.